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How leftover crab shells could help preserve your fresh produce

August 14, 2024

Maryland’s favorite seafood dish may one day help the produce you buy at the grocery store taste better and last longer. New research conducted at the University of Maryland has found a new solution that can get rid of pesticides and functions as a better preservative. The researchers with the A. James Clark School of Engineering at U.Md. designed a food wash that contains chitosan nanocrystals that were derived from Maryland blue crab shells.

 

Article Source: WTOP

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